Anime Review: Heroic Age, Part 1

[Slycne]

"but I don't want to pilot the giant robot" whine-card
*Cough*EVAngelion*Cough*

HAH! I'm glad somebody caught that allusion. It's a term a friend coined a while back. We use it to refer to any protagonist that refuses to do what they should goddamn well be doing.

For once, I want to see a protagonist who might be just a little too eager to go smashing around in a giant robot. "What's this button do?"

 

[RollForInitiative]

For once, I want to see a protagonist who might be just a little too eager to go smashing around in a giant robot. "What's this button do?"

His name was Kamina, and he was AWESOME.

 

[Raithnor]

As to one tribe name not being like others. The tribes correspond to periods of Greek history according to Hesoid:

Gold Age
Silver Age
Bronze Age
Heroic Age
Iron Age

Also Age is supposed to be the original myth of Herakles, who was for the most part a wild brute. The 12 labors are another play on this, also the Princess has the name of one of Herakles' wives (the one that didn't poison him).

To be honest I found the Princess to be the most unlikable character. There's just something about such a sheltered character having so much unbridled optimism.

As for Age, he's Goku-lite.

 

[KingHodor]

Pro:
* The intro theme sounds fucking amazing
* The allusions to Greek mythology are a nice touch
* Teleporting robots fighting bug aliens look really nice

Cons:
* Character artwork done by Hisashi Hirai, the guy who did the designs for Gundam SEED. You can see this guy's "style" from a mile away, and I can't see why he's so popular. Maybe because SEED revitalized the Gundam franchise, but that sure as hell wasn't because of that hack Hirai
* The main character's "giant monster" mode looks really stupid. What's with the blue globes? Why isn't he a mecha pilot? Or atleast have him look more like an armor-plated biological mecha à la Evangelion when he's transformed.

Edit: Intro awesomeness: